Tech Talk Radio
Tech Talk Radio is an informative and entertaining technology show on great radio stations around Australia. Join your host Andrew McColm (ABC Radio & Talk 1116) and co host Dr. Ron along with our regulars, Mark Diggins, Graeme Callaghan and Adam Turner - journalist for the Age and SMH.Lidija Davis is our US correspondent based in Silicon Valley California. Tech Talk Radio reports on current technical developments both in Australia and abroad in an easy to digest manner format. Our panelists discuss a wide range of issues and technological gadgets, as well as respond to your dilemmas and feedback. We're passionate about technology and it shows!

• TTR Ep 50 - Web Design for ROI, Telstra battles Rudd, 3 enters mobile broadband war, Apple wins Best PC, Federal court says Telstra lied about Next G
  Well this is it, our last show before the holidays, but don't worry, we'll be back in February 08 for more of the same. And we're not leaving you empty handed - there's a great extended mix summer series which has all the bits of the interviews we've had recently. We’ll we’ve reached the end of 2007 and hasn’t it just flown. Lot’s of exciting things have happened in the past year, what with the changing of the guard politically, the Telstra shenanigans, the launce of Naked DSL (at last) and for the computer buffs, the release of Microsoft’s Vista and Apple’s Leopard and not to forget the infamous iPhone, to name just a few. There have been more toys and gadgets thrown at us this year, than any time I can remember, and if you’re into the gadgets, or more importantly you have a partner who understands your passion, it shouldn’t be too hard for him or her to find something for your Christmas stocking later this month. We’re going to round out the year with some invaluable information about website design and take a look at the harsh reality for Telstra and the newly elected Labor government. Last week, it became official – Telstra had been found to be misleading when it came to claims surrounding its NextG mobile data network. As Adam turner would say – “No! - Say it isn’t true” This will most likely put Telstra on the back foot leading into 2008 and make the prospect of high speed broadband for this country just that little bit more distant. How much more of this do we, the consumers have to put up? Somehow, I think 2008 will be more swings and round-a-bouts for broadband in this country. Did I mention web design? How important is a good looking site these days. The answer is very! Did you know that 75% of web users admit making judgments about the credibility of an organisation based on the design of its website and 83% of businesses use the internet to search and find potential vendors? If that doesn’t surprise you, then count yourself amongst 75% of web users. On our final show this year, we’re going to talk to Lance Loveday and Sandra Niehaus, authors of a new book, Web Design for ROI, or return of investment. Based in Sacramento California, Lance and Sandra walk us through the right things and wrong things to do, when building that perfect website. Whether you’re a CEO of a large corporation, or just rebuilding the website for the local footy club, this is must listen radio. This week on Tech Talk Radio Adam Turner plans to jump off the SS Microsoft in quest of greener pastures The Federal court rules Telstra lied about NextG The gloves are off with Kevin and Sol Three drops it’s broadband pants inline with Optus and Vodafone and Google and Tom Tom team up together.
• TTR Ep 49 - PDF ads online, Firefox updates keep coming, Google Unveils Mobile GPS, New Zealanders big on cyber crime and botnets, Australian's encourage online fraud and French ban P2P
  We’ve heard it all before. The carrot has been dangled on many occasions, but what of the reality of Video on demand in Australia. For those unlucky enough to be a Telstra broadband customer, Video downloads are possible via there bigpond movies portal, and considering it’s been operating since February 2006, it must stand half a chance. Touted as a free download to bigpond customers, these films have a nasty habit of self destructing. Rather than "buying to keep", users of the service will be able to rent content on either an overnight or weekly basis (much like a traditional rental stores). The timer counts down from when playback first begins, and users have a maximum of 30 days to watch all TV content and some older movies, while new release movies must be watched within seven days. The only exceptions to the aforementioned rules are music videos, which can be kept indefinitely by the user and have no expiry period. So what of Reeltime, Quickflix, ICETV and Anytime, just some of the names being bounced around at the moment? And don’t forget Joost, and other off shore organisations already up and running in bandwidth rich countries. Australian’s are notorious when it comes to the downloading and sharing of Movies and TV shows. It’s an emerging trend spawned by the lack of foresight by tv company executives. Instead of dishing up such delicacies as soon as they are released in the US market, views are often starved of the favorite sitcoms and telemovies for weeks if not months at a time. And these programs are offered up as a smorgasbord of bit torrent links, it’s overwhelmingly and irresistibly tempting to click the link to salvation. OK, so we’ve all downloaded a movie from the net - Naughty Naughty - but who hasn’t. Doesn’t the level of demand for instant – just click the link video, tell the providers of such content to lift their game? Well cue the arrival, or should that be pending arrival of Video on demand services in Australia. Kevin Rudd, Australia’s prime minister elect, has a big job on his hands to woo the sleeping giant Telstra into rolling over and becoming submissive to a fibre to the node broadband network – the key to the delivery of rich media content to the homes of all Australian’s. This week on Tech Talk Radio Adam Turner looks at the new mobile broadband plans Google unveils mobile GPS New Zealand man behind global botnet ands Australian encourage online fraud.
• TTR Ep 48 -Kevin Rudd is now the Prime Minister of Australia following a 6% swing away from the Howard Costello Liberal Government. Adam Turner joins Dr Ron and Andrew McColm to discuss the implications of the change of government.
  For the first time in more than 11 years Australians are waking up to a changed political landscape, with Labor readying itself to take power. Kevin Rudd swept aside the Prime Ministership of John Howard with a stunning victory, turning a 16-seat deficit into a majority of about 22 seats, depending on the final outcomes in a handful of electorates. We’ll now see a changing of the guard in the communications portfolio with Stephen Conroy set to take up where Helen Coonan left off. It’s time to see how Labor has woo-ed Telstra. There seemed to be no love lost between the outgoing Liberal government and Telstra, so now its time to see if the Rudd Government lives up to its election promises. Nearly 8 months ago on March 23 2007, Kevin Rudd released his broadband plan. He said Labor are proposing to invest up to $4.7 billion in this proposal in a partnership with the private sector for it to be constructed over a five year period which will deliver for 98 per cent of Australians, a broadband service which is up to 40 times faster than they currently enjoy. The funding for this undertaking is to come from the future fund, the public services superannuation fund. Kevin Rudd: “If I look out into the future and I look to the needs of the 21st Century economy, they lie very much with the development of a national broadband network. Therefore we, being the party of the future, will grasp that vision and we'll go forward. Will there be resistance on the way through? Of course, that's the nature of any democratic political party. We had a robust debate today in the last couple of hours in the Caucus. But we believe this is the right course of action for the country, we believe the Government has failed to act in this area for some years now, and small business, and business in general, and the community more broadly, and regional and rural Australia has suffered as a result.” Well Kevin, Governments don’t win elections, incumbents loose them. The Australian people have entrusted you to take them into the future, to fulfill the promises you made, and to build a state of the art, future proof, high speed broadband network for all Australians. Kevin, we’re watching. This week on Tech Talk Radio Adam Turner joins us live for our post election wrap CBA tests mobile e-payment system Bluray closing the format gap The Internet could face meltdown by 2010 and Copper theft is on the rise again.
• TTR Ep 47 - As Australia heads to the polls this weeken we take an indepth look at what both sides are promising. Google Search with David Baily form Google at Mountain View, and Sype comes to the mobile.
  As we start the downhill run to the finish line of the 2007 federal election, we thought it high time to take a look at the communications policies of both the Labor and Liberal parties. This coming weekend is an opportunity for all Australians to have a say in the way the country is run, and up there with climate change, the economy and work choices one of the most important issues w